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The Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club Newsletter

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Volume 25 Issue 6 June 2010

NEW MEETING LOCATION ! ! ! ! !

The June 2 meeting will be held at the Roosevelt Grove shelter in North Park.

See Map and Details Inside

ALL VOLUNTEERS WORKING AT THE JUNE 13 ALL FORD-POWERED SHOW:

PLEASE ARRIVE AT SHULTS FORD IN HARMARVILLE BY 8:00 A.M.

Greetings Pony Lovers –

May 16th was a gorgeous day for the Pen-

nies for Patients Poker Run. Over 70 an-

tique and special interest vehicles turned

out, including over 20 GPMC members.

The primary clubs in attendance were the

NCRS, GPMC, Pitt Birds and North Hills

Historic Auto Club. Thanks to everyone

who helped us raise over $2,400 for the

benefit of the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund.

Our next big event is the All-Ford Powered

Show on June 13th. Please see page #4 of

this newsletter for a list of positions where

we need volunteers. If you‘re planning to

attend, please preregister by sending your

payment to Mary Hutton so there will be

less to do on show day.

And don‘t forget Can-Am the weekend of

June 25-27th. Mahoning Valley Mustangs

have put a lot of effort into their first hosting

of this event. The early bird registration

deadline has passed, so it‘s now $30/person

to register. Youngstown is so close by - let‘s

have a great GPMC turnout this year.

Bill and ValJean Rossmann have volun-

teered to coordinate this year‘s Hospitality

Picnic on Aug 1. If you‘re able to bring a

side dish to share please let them know.

We‘ve arranged for the Club to volunteer at

the Starlite cruise on August 6th. They espe-

cially need volunteers who can stay late to

help with tear down. New this year - they

have a special show field parking area for

volunteers who arrive late.

As you can tell, our event calendar is rapidly

filling up. Please check the Event Schedule

on page #7 for a complete list of upcoming

events.

Now that it‘s summer we‘ll be holding our

meetings outdoors. First up is Roosevelt

Grove in North Park on June 2nd. Please see

page #6 for a map and directions.

Keep those motors runnin‘,

Ken

GPMC NEWS June 2010

Minutes of May 5, 2010 Meeting

Board meeting was call to order at 7:15 by President Ken Barker at King‘s in Harmarville. Jason Uhler made a motion to pay the

yearly premium for officers insurance. Seconded by Andy Schor. Our annual payment for Web Spinners for our web site is due.

Nathan Hupp has offered to maintain it for free for us. Discussion was held and decision was made to keep Web Spinners for now.

Motion was made to pay them and seconded by Cheryl Bakaj . We were contacted by Direct General Insurance Co, they want to

have link on our website to take customers directly to their website. Discussion was held and decision was made that they can

advertise on our classified page but no link to their site Jennie Barker made motion that front page of website does not have ads on it.

Seconded by Mark Morrow.

Regular meeting was called to order at 7:30. We have new members, Craig and Lorie Voland and Victor Sellers. Bill and ValJean

Rossman are selling 50/50 tickets.

Minutes: Correction about Annual Premium not to be paid but was paid.

Treasurer: Jason gave report. No outstanding bills. We are still owed money for summer car cruises by King‘s and Shults. Motion

to accept by Bob Kacinko and seconded by Bob Sentner.

Membership: ValJean gave report. Directories are available tonight. Please take one. We have 63 members. One new member

who is Shults salesman.

Newsletter: Jennie Barker gave report. Deadline for the newsletter will now be the 15th

of every month. Stories and pictures are still

needed.

Merchandise: Andy modeled some new items and passed around a price list and items. See him after meeting to place orders and

items should be available next meeting.

Webmaster: Nathan is making progress updating the website.

TRCCC: Tom gave report. Council originally had 35 clubs now they have 14. They recently had a meeting to discuss the direction

of the council. Tom brought flyers and brochures for members to read to understand more about what they do. A few of the things

they do is help with legislation questions and judge at car shows. They are working on getting their website updated.

MCA: Ed not present.

Activities Director: Dwight passed around a list of summer and fall activities. Reminded everyone that Pennies for Patients is May

16 and All ford Show is June 13.

Old Business: Can Am reservations should be made soon, host hotel is almost full. NHHAC has car show on June 6 at Mars Middle

School. ValJean is co-coordinating food items for the Hospitality Picnic. Please let her know what you can bring. Cheryl Bakaj needs

items or baskets for All Ford Show.

New Business: Ken, Jennie and Jason attended Starlite Kickoff night. They are opening up a parking lot behind the church for show

cars. Everyone will have to enter at the second entrance for safety reasons; cars were backing up onto the highway. July 16 is our

volunteer night. Volunteers are needed early or late for any amount of time, spaces will be available for volunteers. Dwight passed

around ballot sheets for the GPMC All Ford-Powered show for members to proof read. Our cruises at King‘s will be on July 23 and

August 20, they are both Friday‘s.

50/50 won by Mike DeLeonibus.

Motion to adjourn by Jennie Barker and seconded by Mary Hutton.

Danielle Lane, Secretary Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club

GPMC NEWS June 2010

President

Ken Barker

mailto:[email protected]

Vice President

Dennis Lane


Secretary

Danielle Lane


Treasurer

Jason Uhler

412-364-6970


MCA Director

Ed Saitz

412-693-7994


Webmaster

Nathan Hupp


Newsletter Editor

Jennie Barker


Membership Director

ValJean Rossmann


Activities Director

Dwight Hutton


Merchandise Director

Andy Schor


Directors at Large

Cheryl Bakaj


Mary Hutton


Mike DeLeonibus


Alternate Directors

Bob Kacinko


Bob Sentner


New for 2010 GPMC Embroidered Items New for 2010

Dress shirts, 12 pack coolers, backpacks & duffels, golf accessories, 3-in-1 jackets,

fleece shells, polo shirts (with or without pocket,) denim/twill letterman jackets,

denim jackets, denim shirts, wool/leather letterman jackets, sueded leather letterman

jackets, messenger briefcases, expandable briefcases.

* * * Embroidered items are special order only; ask for details! * * *

The above items are available in addition to GPMC logo hats and tees. Many color choices are available

– too many to list here. Youth sizes available for clothing items, adult sizes from XS to 4XL available

in most items, and up to 6XL in polo shirts. Prices range from $20 for a polo shirt to $47 for a denim

jacket to $200 for a wool/leather jacket. Prices are slightly higher for sizes 2XL and up. Your name

embroidered on the chest is an extra $3.

Come to a meeting to see all the choices Andy has available and to place your order.

2010 GPMC HOSPITALITY PICNIC AUGUST 1 MONROEVILLE COMMUNITY PARK

Chaired this year by ValJean and Bill Rossmann

Let ValJean and Bill know what you plan to bring

We need help to prepare goodie bags on Friday, June 11th from about 6 to 8:30pm.

Workers will receive Pony Points and extra Attendance Credit plus free pizza and soft

drinks.

We also need workers for the day of the show on Sunday, June 13th. You should come

around 8:00am, if you can. Pony Points and extra Attendance Credits will also be given.

If you have walkie-talkies, please bring them.

Some people have already volunteered for Sunday jobs, but we need more in the areas

below:

GPMC NEWS June 2010

Traffic control & Parking Joe Dvorsky, Ken Barker,

Jennie Barker

Need 2-3 more

Pre-registered participant

registration

Dwight & Mary Hutton

Technical classification Jason Uhler, Andy Schor

GPMC Tent Need 4

Basket raffle table Cheryl Bakaj Need 3 more

Tabulating ballots—need 2

teems of 2 each (4 total)

Jennie Barker, Ken Barker Need 2 more

50/50 ticket sales Need 2

Miscellaneous Need 3-4

Please email Ed at [email protected] if you able to help either Friday nite, Sun-

day, or both. Indicate which area you would be able to help with on Sunday.

ITEMS NEEDED

Cheryl Bakaj, chair of the basket raffle for the GPMC All Ford-Powered Show on June 13, asks that each

member family put together and contribute a basket of items to be raffled. Suggestions for themes include:

children‘s items, car care items, personal care items, etc. If you are unable to put together a complete bas-

ket, please contribute something that can be added to a basket.


GPMC NEWS June 2010

MEMBER PROFILE: CHERYL & JIM BAKAJ

Jim and I have been GPMC members since July of 2001. Looking for a local cruise to attend, I saw the Hospi-

tality Picnic listed on www.carcruises.com and saw it was open to all Mustangs regardless of year. At the time

we had a 2000 V6 Mustang, Laser Red. We attended the picnic at North Park (local for us) and found that it was also Can-Am Weekend, so there were

tons of Mustangs there, and the people were all very welcoming.

Our first Mustang was a 1969 coupe, with a black vinyl roof….remember

those? The car was Competition Orange. Jim bought the car in ‘71 when

I was 16, and I learned to drive in that car. (It was an automatic…I still

can‘t drive a stick!) We kept her till 1979 when our second child came

along; it was too hard carting two young kids and all their paraphernalia

around in a Mustang. Traded her on a station wagon….groan!

Fast forward to Fall

1999…the new Mustang body style had just come out, and we

couldn‘t resist any longer. The ‘00 was my daily driver for

the next 8 years. But we kept the car in show condition, and

attended many cruises & events with it. But being in a club

surrounded by GT‘s & Cobras, Jim yearned for ―more

power…arrrr, arrrr‖. So when he saw the 2003 Mach 1 at the

car show, the search was on. In March of ‘03 we found his

Azure Blue R-code V8 Mach 1. He has added a ―281‖ hood

stripe, and upgraded the exhaust with a Magnaflow X-pipe and Borla catbacks for a throatier sound than the

stock exhaust system had.

In the meantime, our kids started having kids of their own, and I

quit my job to babysit. Try getting one of those infant carriers

into the back seat of a Mustang, with a growing baby in it…my

back was killing me! So once again, we traded the ‘00 pony on a

granny-mobile. (‘08 Pontiac Vibe.) But kids grow fast, and soon

they were climbing into the car by themselves, and one even

buckles herself up in her carseat. Jim‘s work vehicle, a 1998

Ford Escort, was starting to show her age, so Jim graciously of-

fered to take the Vibe, and we traded the Escort in on my new

daily driver: a 2010 V6 coupe…Candy Red Metallic! I probably

look a little loony getting two toddlers into their carseats in the back seat of a sporty red pony, but I don‘t care,

and the kids call it ―Meemee‘s race car‖!

Since joining the club, Jim and I have volunteered at many events, and I‘ve been Secretary, Treasurer, News-

letter Editor, and now just plain old Director-at-large. The club is lots of fun if everyone puts forth a little ef-

fort now & then.

What‘s next? We‘re thinking maybe a classic 60‘s-era Mustang. I think it should be white, since we‘ve al-

ready got the red and the blue. :-D

http://www.carcruises.com/

GPMC NEWS June 2010

GPMC NEWS June 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS

GPMC Activities are listed in bold print. Some dates and events are subject to change, so

please check the website and most recent newsletter for the latest information.

June 2 Monthly Mtg., Roosevelt Grove, North Park; Board 7:00 pm, General mtg 7:30 pm

June 4-6 All Ford Nationals @ Carlisle, PA - http://www.carsatcarlisle.com/ce/events/ford-nationals/

June 13 12th GPMC All Ford-Powered Car Show @ Shults Ford Lincoln Mercury -

http://www.gpmc.org/PDF-Files/All-Ford/2010/Registration2010.pdf

June 25-27 CAN-AM, hosted by the Mahoning Valley Mustang Club -

http://www.mvmustangs.org/index.html

July 7 Monthly Mtg., Location TBA; Board 7:00 p.m., General mtg 7:30 p.m.

July 16 Mustang Night at Starlite - http://www.starlitecarcruise.com/eventcalendar.shtml

July 17-18 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix at BeaveRun -

http://pvgp2.schoolwires.net/6746931219135011/site/default.asp

July 23 GPMC Cruise at King’s Restaurant, Harmarville

July 24-25 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix at Schenley Park -

http://www.pvgp.org/67461041917826153/site/default.asp

August 1 GPMC Picnic/Monthly Meeting – Monroeville Park Shelter #3

August 6 GPMC Service Night @ Starlite - All hands on deck to help with dash plaques, traffic

direction, set-up, tear-down, etc.

August 13-15 2010 MCA National at Virginia Beach, VA -

http://www.sevmc.org/e107/e107_plugins/calendar_menu/event.php?1281672000.event.212

August 20 GPMC Cruise at King’s Restaurant, Harmarville

Sep 1 Monthly Mtg., Location TBA; Board 7:00 p.m., General mtg 7:30 p.m.

Sep 3-5 Mustangs at the Mansion 2010 Mustang National Event at Asheville, NC -

http://brmcoa.org/brmcoa/home.html

Sep 29-Oct 3 Fall Carlisle - http://www.carlisleevents.com/ce/events/fall-carlisle/

HELP WANTED

Please contact Ed ([email protected]) if you can help with the GPMC All Ford-

Powered Show on June 13 at Shults Ford Lincoln Mercury.

Please contact Ed or Dwight ([email protected]) if you are able to help

with the GPMC cruises at King‘s Family Restaurant in Harmarville on July 23 and

August 20.

Please contact Bill & ValJean Rossmann ([email protected]) if you can help

with the Hospitality Picnic on August 1 at Monroeville Community Park.

GPMC NEWS June 2010

On May 16, members of the Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club participated in the annual

Pennies for Patients poker run to benefit the Free Care Fund at St. Barnabas. It was a

perfect day for an outing with our Mustangs.

Bill, ValJean and Ken check out the Koi Pond at St. Barnabas.

Carl and Doug at St. Barnabas

Joe helps the driver of an antique car to get it lined up with the others at the winery

Mike wins a door prize Enjoying a picnic lunch under the pavilion at the winery

GPMC NEWS June 2010

Welcome New Members

Bill Kress

Bill & Kathleen Lawrence

Ron & Sandy Libengood

The new pavilion at La Casa Narcisi Winery was a great spot for a picnic lunch after the poker run

Mike wins another door prize!

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GPMC NEWS June 2010

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Email: [email protected]

OUR SPONSORS

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Pastor Emeritus,

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2613 SUFFOLK ST.

GRAPEVILLE, PA

724-527-5636, 412-817-3207 (CELL)

[email protected]

GPMC NEWS June 2010

FOR SALE: ‗72 Mustang Grande

Less than 5000 miles

It has been stored in a garage

Gold, with vinyl roof

Has Mach 1 bumper (factory installed)

302 V8

Must see to appreciate. This is a rare find.

Call Bill at 724-443-4683

June 2010

TO:

GREATER PITTSBURGH

MUSTANG CLUB

Jennie Barker

Newsletter Editor

2349 Highland Ave.

Allison Park, PA 15101

[email protected]

Newsletters sent to email addresses are in full color.

Printed copies of the newsletter are in black and white and

a limited number are available at meetings.

CORRECTIONS & OMISSIONS Please send corrections & omissions to the editor.

ADVERTISING RATES The cost for a business card in the GPMC newsletter

or on the GPMC website is $36 per year, or both for $50 per year. Classified ads of 50 words or less are free for members for a maximum of three months, and $10 per month for non-members. Contact the

newsletter editor for details.

Next Meeting Wednesday

June 2, 2010

Roosevelt Grove

North Park

7:00 p.m. Board Meeting

7:30 p.m. General Meeting

Newsletter Submissions

Do you have a story or

photo share? Send them

to the newsletter editor.

The next deadline is: June 15, 2010

Don’t let your newsletter get lost!

Please send your new address (street

and/or email) to the newsletter editor

Coming Soon! The story behind all those yellow Mustangs

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